The sapphire collection (also diamond, ruby, amethyst etc) are the Hard Rock's old decor collections that were for 2011 wedding packages. Because some of us booked in early 2011, they are allowing us to keep those packages. I believe any weddings after June will have to be Colin Cowie collections only.

Originally Posted by Jay Berry

where are the brides finding the "saphire collection" and other collections for the wedding? Can someone post a link with photos and potential prices, only thing see it the Colin Cowie or complementary packages, theyre nice but i would like to know of other options

So Renee finally answered me and told me Maylen is no longer with the company and because my wedding is between the 1st and the 15th someone will be contacting me 90 days before my wedding. All these inconsistencies are really starting to drive me a little CRAZY!

My wedding is in May and I was not in contact with my onsite wedding coordinator until 3 months before. At the three month mark I called the hotel myself and requested the contact information of the WC that was assigned to work with me for my wedding because noone had contacted me. By then I had done all my research as to what I wanted for the wedding (decor, centerpieces, etc...), so once I got her email and phone number I emailed her pictures and descriptions of everything I wanted which got the ball rolling.

I was able to make some arrangements before that time because I went to the hotel last summer and did a site inspection. At that time I selected the venues for all of my events, did a cake tasting and obtained other general information. If you don't want to wait any longer and would like to start obtaining quotes for decor for your wedding you can always contact Caribbean Celebrations, they're an outside vendor that works with the hotel. I'm currently working with them and so far I'm happy. The hotel has their own in-house event planning/decorating company called Creative Punta Cana and you can try contacting them as well. The websites for both of these companies have been posted in previous posts.

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Originally Posted by DaniBSHR

I'm slightly worried...my wedding is September 1, and I have had NO contact with anyone from the resort. I was told three months before the wedding is when ALL the planning gets done by our last travel agent (we switched) but now I see others whose weddings are after mine...picking locations, decorations, etc... i'm confused...any insight? I just e mailed out travel agent. Thanks!

Curious as why you are using an outside decor for your wedding? Cheaper? Also, how does that work? You have to pay a guest pass for them? Im doing the complimentary wedding, but would like to add to it. I thought of bringing some of my own stuff, but that might be too much of a hassel.

Originally Posted by LalaJ

Dani,

My wedding is in May and I was not in contact with my onsite wedding coordinator until 3 months before. At the three month mark I called the hotel myself and requested the contact information of the WC that was assigned to work with me for my wedding because noone had contacted me. By then I had done all my research as to what I wanted for the wedding (decor, centerpieces, etc...), so once I got her email and phone number I emailed her pictures and descriptions of everything I wanted which got the ball rolling.

I was able to make some arrangements before that time because I went to the hotel last summer and did a site inspection. At that time I selected the venues for all of my events, did a cake tasting and obtained other general information. If you don't want to wait any longer and would like to start obtaining quotes for decor for your wedding you can always contact Caribbean Celebrations, they're an outside vendor that works with the hotel. I'm currently working with them and so far I'm happy. The hotel has their own in-house event planning/decorating company called Creative Punta Cana and you can try contacting them as well. The websites for both of these companies have been posted in previous posts.

Hi everyone! Just wanted some advice if anyone can help me out I'd appreciate it. My fiance and I submitted a proposal to Hard Rock for May 18th about a month ago. 2 weeks later we got a message pretty much stating they got it and that I would hear from someone. Two weeks after that we got an email stating our time was not available. I have since sent e-mails requesting dates with the 4pm time we want and have called a couple times...now what?? We haven't even booked anything and its been a month. I'm just getting anxious and would like to know if any of you went or is going through the same thing. Thanks!!